Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 9106, Oliver Frost, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
★ Frost, Oliver Russell, Sarah
NUMBER
R 9106
(Former widow)
CONTENTS

5336 Sarah Russell M c Suspended Up to Y r Morton March 29 th 1841.
ad 4 July '36

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1863.
REJECTED
9106
P. O.
Sarah Russell
former widow of Service: Oliver Frost
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

5336 Sarah Russell formerly widow of Oliver Frost
Maine out 4 July 36 & March 37.
9106

New Sharon March 9 th 1841
I Sarah Russel of New Sharon in the County of Franklin and State of Maine was married to Oliver Frost by Mr Cannon of Boston in said Town December 8 th 1773 I at that time lived in Charlestown Massachusetts Mr. Frost wrought in Boston had no house of his own; he enlisted in the service of the United States or Colonies at Cambridge for one year A. D. 1776 was gone from home thirteen months returned home sick and continued three months and died in the Town of Bilerica May 24 th A. D. 1777 or so his Col. I do not distinctly recollect but think his name was Knox his capt-name I believe was Crafts. he was attended by Doct. Danforth while at home. I remained a widow five years and four months I was married to Abel Russell my second husband Sept A. D. 1782 in Westford Mas. who died December 13 th 1810 I have been a widow ever since, never married but twice in my life am now 86 yrs old Sarah Russell
Franklin March 9 th 1841.
I personally appeared the above named Sarah Russell and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by her subscribed to be true Before me Saml. H. Foss

Augusta March 10. 1841
Sir
I enclose an affidavit, of Mrs. Sarah Russell whose first husband Oliver Frost served in the Army of the Revolution, to ascertain whether the roll of the Army, when she received, he served about one year in 1776 and she thinks in Col. Knowlton's reg't and a Capt. Crafts Company. I would respectfully request you to inform me if her name is found upon the roll.
Very respectfully
Your obedt Servt
Washington
James G. Edwards Esq. Committee of Pensions Washington City D.C.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Frost, Richard GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4167 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 8, 1792 To Benj. Haskell
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.